Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plen Tennyson area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Newquay Porth & Tretherras , and the 218th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plen Tennyson (TR8 4GL) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 201.0% higher than the Newquay Porth & Tretherras average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ).

In the area around Plen Tennyson (TR8 4GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plen Tennyson, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bownder Kosti Woles (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Plen Tennyson area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Plen Tennyson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stret Euther Pendragon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stret Euther Pendragon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kew Vesydhyans Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quintrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bownder Kosti Woles Under investigation
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Data Sources

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